>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. message th society, we progress. >> and celebrate milk's long lasting legacy. >>> hello and thank you for joining us on this friday afternoon. i'm elizabeth cook. pop and circumstance and the wind and rain hitting the area. meteorologist darren peck is tracking it all from our virtual view studio. >> good afternoon, liz. we are weather service has actually issued a flood advisory for parts of the peninsula and the city. if you just watch the last hour, look at that. a steady wall of rain. these were not torrential downpours but we picked up, half an inch of rain. at the time, coming down for some locations. when we look at the areas the national weather service has started covering the map. they are concerned here with roadways. this is enough water. it is not going up 580, 880. we will see some of the better rain over the course of the next hour or so. we will track it over the course of the afternoon where we will be doing another live update at 5:00 and it will be on kpix 5 prime t

i'm elizabeth cook. we have seen pro-palestinian protesters shut down bay area bridges, take over the freeways, even greet the president. now, they have taken their messages to bay area's busiest airport. anne makovec has that story and other news headlines. >> hundreds of pro-palestinian protesters swarmed sfo today. one section of the group posted up outside of the international terminal. they held signs demanding an immediate cease-fire in gaza while blocking traffic. here is a look inside the terminal. another group felt -- held this sign right in front of the security checkpoint. passengers were able to make it through. police eventually did arrive. there was no confrontation or any arrests we can see. the death toll in gaza has surpassed 31,000 since the start of the war five months ago. >> we want people to know that although we don't want to negatively impact our community, it cannot be business as usual. >> israel says hamas killed 1200 people in the initial attack. in total, protest organizers

i'm elizabeth cook. we know the told can take on a patient . today, we look at the research into how it affects the givers and how ucsf researchers are phoning on one underdiagnosed syndrome bleed to a diagnosis much sooner. first, let's look at today's news headlines with anne makovec. >>> new information at that shooting at a pleasant hill condo complex. police say it all started when thieves tried to rob a delivery driver. investigators say 63-year-old peter popovich was dropping off packing materials to can abridge distributors when two men targeted him. both sides exchanged gunfire. popovich and one other suspect, trevon davis, were both killed. police say at least one other suspect took off . they are still searching for that person. investigators say popovich had a concealed carry permit and used his own gun during the shootout. >>> police in san jose asking potential victims to come forward after hidden camera was found in the bathroom of a starbucks on coleman avenue. investigators say the small camera was found under the sink in the w

i'm elizabeth cook. don't let the sunny skies will you. it is really windy outside. here is a look at the impact in san mateo county. a tree landed across some power lines on highway 35 between highway 9 and alpine road. that area is closed to traffic right now. meteorologist jessica burch is tracking the winds from our virtual view studio. >> it is a first alert weather day here in the bay area. we are dealing with some of the strongest winds we have seen in quite some time. the national weather service has issued a wind advisory that stays in effect until tomorrow. once the winds start to die down, we are left with beautiful conditions and a warming trend. as we take a look at the wind advisory, it highlights most of the area and all of the sacramento valley too. wind speeds anywhere up to 50 miles per hour. we see a very similar trend with wind speeds moving into the north, anywhere from 30 to 40 miles per hour up into the north bay with gusty conditions impacting san francisco too. we will see it die down just a little bit but not by much. 30 miles per hour winds

i'm elizabeth cook. issued investigation is underway right now in pleasant hill. anne makovec has that story and other news headlines. >> two people were killed -- shot this afternoon. one was killed and the other critically injured. the shooting happened at this condominium complex near the sun valley shopping center. police say they found the victims with multiple gunshot wounds. they were taken to the hospital. police say one of those men was pronounced dead there and the other is being treated for life-threatening injuries. no arrests have been made yet and pleasant hill police say they are still actively investigating the incident. we heard from a witness just moments ago. >> this is the third incident. >> in oakland, one person was killed, three others injured after a wrong way driver in a pickup truck slammed into two other cars. it happened early this morning on 580 on the macarthur maze. just before the crash, the pickup truck had fled from a reported burglary at a smokeshop in el cerrito. police in el cerrito say the truck rammed into the tobacco outlet

i'm elizabeth cook. we start with a case that continues to have a hold on the nation. the murder of laci peterson, the conviction of her husband scott and now a new legal move. anne makovec is following that and other news headlines. >> a lot of twists and turns in the scott peterson case already over the years. now, likely even more on the way. right now, he is serving a life sentence without parole for the murders of his pregnant wife laci and their unborn son. he is fighting to get his case retried with new help on his side. our max darrow was at the courthouse in san mateo county. >> around 20 years later, this case continues and scott peterson was back in a san mateo county courtroom. the legal proceedings today were relatively brief, about 45 minutes and it sets the tone for what will be a lengthy process. the judge set three hearing dates that we will be keeping our eyes on, one in april, one in may and one in july. inside the courtroom today, peterson appeared via zoom. he did not speak much outside of saying formalities like yes, your honor. he did appear rela

i'm ryan yamamoto in for elizabeth cook. a bay area doctor arrived back home from his medical mission in gaza. we have been following his emotional journey from the very beginning. anne makovec is here with his return and today is other news headlines. >> dr. mohammad subeh is a palestinian american who works as an american doctor on the peninsula. he journeyed to the gaza strip this february to offer much needed medical help and he just returned to his wife and kids in an emotionally embrace less than 30 minutes ago. you can see it here. dr. subeh was separated from them for five weeks, treating shrapnel in gunshot wounds as the war raged on and now he has made it home safe. israel continues to bombard the fight in the wake of the hamas attack, dozens of hospitals have been reduced to rubble. he described what he saw there. it was terrific and hard to hear but he says that is the reality. >> you have the sounds of screaming babies, screaming mothers over their dead babies' bodies every day. kids with their brain blown out.

>>> this is cbs news bay area, with elizabeth cook. >>> the hope of finding survivors is growing dimmer by the minute. what we know now about the bridge collapse in baltimore. and, could something like that happen here? >>> join me and robert s kennedy jr. in the healing of america. >> the bay area attorney who has never held a look at office is now in the running to be vice president. what she brings to the table. >> this afternoon might be the last meanly dry afternoon we get for almost a week. coming up, we are talking about not just one, but two different storms towards the bay area. >> thank you joining us, i'm anne makovec in for elizabeth cook. six people are missing and presumed dead this afternoon after a cargo ship hit a bridge in baltimore, causing it to collapse. this is a live look at the collapsed francis scott key bridge in baltimore. you can see some of the sections of that bridge are in the water, and the cargo ship is still there. two people have been rescued from the water, and the search is underway right now for six construction workers who were believed to be on th

i'm ryan yamamoto in for elizabeth cook. we know harvey milk is one of the bay area's best-known civil and gay rights leaders. the navy ship just arrived for an historic visit and over the next half hour, we will check in with our group live on the water for more on the ship itself which is now crossing underneath the bay bridge. the significance of this trip to the bay but first, let's get a look at today's news headlines. >>> tonight could be the a's final home opener in oakland. they will take on the cleveland guardians inside the coliseum but most of the fans could be outside in the parking lot, staging a boycott. many fans hoping that by not buying tickets for the game, they will send a message to a's owner john fischer that they want the team to stay in oakland rather than moving to las vegas. the fan group save oakland sports is behind the tailgate party. organizers are planning not to go to any games at all this season. they are calling foul on a move by the a's to keep the lot closed until just two hours before the

i'm elizabeth cook. a son called 911 to say his mom shot him. then police arrived and things turned deadly. anne makovec is following that and today's other news headlines. >> we are starting a pacifica where police shot and killed a woman after they say she shot her own son. this happened just before 8:00 this morning at a home on francisco boulevard just around the corner from a 7-eleven. pacifica police say they got a call from a man saying his mom had shot him. when they got there, police say the man was trying to drive away and that she pointed her gun at them so at least one officer opened fire and that woman died at the scene. police say her son is recovering in the hospital. no names have been released. the san mateo county da's office is investigating. >>> oakland's new police chief faced the media for the first time today. there he is, floyd mitchell. he spent 25 years with dpd in kansas city, missouri and most recently was the chief in lubbock, texas . >> oakland reminds me a lot of kansas city. it is very much the same size and is fa

i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ryan yamamoto. recently bought fruits and vegetables at the store, chances are it was picked by the farmworkers in the united states. >> that could change with new technology in agriculture including robots and ai. >> later this summer, the biden administration is expected to seek financial help for people displaced by a i and all kinds of jobs. >> for now, it is the robotic wild west. that is where we find dave malkoff. >> reporter: this is the world agriculture expo in california . >> we live in the future. there's drones and flame throwers and sprayers and spreaders. >> reporter: this is like captain picard's vineyard. >> exactly. >> reporter: star trek imagined this is what farming would look like in the dawn of the 25th century, but the future has come faster than imagined. >> this is a laser weeder. we kill weeds with lasers. >> how did this happen before you had a laser weeder? >> you had to have people out there with handtools brain chemicals. >> reporter: now, artificial intelligence recogn

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i've elizabeth cook in for ryan. low security federal prison has been under fire following a years' long sexual abuse investigation. this morning more than a dozen fbi agents searched the facility. the warden, associate warden, and a captain were removed from the prison. fbi did not release details on why they were there but did say the agency conducted a court authorized law enforcement activity at that location. today's raid is the latest dark cloud hovering over this prison. at least eight employees including a former warden have been charged with sexually abusing inmates. >>> to oakland, another business is making changes because of safety concerns. taco bell is closing indoor dining at some oakland locations. the fast food chain told us keeping a safe environment for employees and customers is top priority. drive thrus will remain open. these closures mark another major fast food chain shutting down its indoor dining room in oakland. last year raising canes closed its dining room. in and out is closing doors all

>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> breaking news. an airplane emergency. a tire falls off a plane during take-out at sfo. the damage and questions about how this happened. thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. a whole lot of questions after part of the landing gear fell off a plane as it was leaving sfo. let's get right to anne makovec with this breaking news. >> that united airlines flight lost in the tire during takeoff at sfo. this video of the takeoff, you can see that tire will fall off right there. we are also hearing some air traffic control audio we believe may be from other pilots communicating about this emergency. >> there is a tire going down the runway. that 777 that just took off lost the tire. >> thank you. we had to close the runway because somebody lost a tire. >> it did not stop on the runway. the tire debris landed in an airport employee parking lot. from our chopper, we could see police cars and crime tape around it. an sfo spokesperson says nobody was hurt but there was some property damage. there runway was briefly closed t

>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >> this one came in stronger than expected. thunder, lightning, even some flood advisories right now. we are tracking the storm on this first alert weather day. >>> a huge hall of stolen merchandise. cars, cash. bay area police led to a bigger operation. >>> the face-offs are coming into clearer focus in the races for president and senate. political expert joins us live to discuss what the candidates need to do between now and november to secure those seats. thank you so much for joining us. we have just declared a first alert weather day with thunder storms and heavy downpours and flood advisories right now. let's get right over to meteorologist darren peck. >> the first thing to do is go right to the main point or the reason why we set this as a first alert day. a pretty good complex of thunderstorms having developed over the east bay. we can see some downpours which have led to some minor street flooding. we will pick out some of the areas that fall under the flood advisory. east bay, castro valley , working your way up over

i'm elizabeth cook and for ryan today. today's hearing comes weeks after the los angeles innocence project took up his case. peterson is currently serving a life sentence without parole for the murders of his pregnant wife laci and their unborn son. max darrow is live outside the san mateo courthouse with the latest of elements in all of this. >> reporter: liz, more than 20 years later, this case continues to unfold. the court proceedings today were relatively brief, about 45 minutes or so. the judge really just set the stage for what will be a lengthy process as peterson fights to overturn this conviction and prove his innocence. the judge said several dates for the prosecution and defense and also three hearing dates that we will be watching closely. one in april and one in may and one in july . let's take you into the courtroom right now from the proceedings this morning. peterson appeared via zoom for today's hearing. he did not really speak much outside of the formalities, saying things like yes, your honor . he did a

i'm elizabeth cook in for ryan today. it is a first alert weather day as this active system moves in, bringing a chance of thunderstorms. on totoday, beyos is a look at the driving conditions on the bay bridge, getting into san francisco. earlier today, very soggy outside. let's take a live look outside right now. the heaviest wave of rain has yet to arrive. meteorologist jessica burch is tracking the wet weather for us. >> let's start along the coast as we head out the door. it was a lot lighter but we are starting to see that rain really ramp up in the communities close to san francisco, all along the peninsula and making its way into the santa clara valley where, by the way, we were seeing reports of a little bit of that snow and that mixed precipitation up into high elevations, closer to mt. hamilton. as we wake up and head out the door this morning, like i said, pretty calm. it is looking a lot more active. we are seeing light to moderate rain widespread throughout the bay area from san francisco down along that high

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i'm elizabeth cook in for ryan yamamoto today. the protest impacting travelers at the international terminal . let's get right to max darrow live at sfo. what can you tell us? >> reporter: liz, that protest wrapped up a couple of minutes ago. as of right now, it is back to business as usual at sfo. people are coming in and out of the gates at the international terminal. let's take you live outside. our chopper is flying above. you can see traffic moving in and out of the international terminal as if nothing had happened. earlier, that was not the case. let's take you to earlier video today. this will show protesters blocking the entrance to the international terminal. cars could not come in or out of the area. passengers were rerouted to other parts of the airport. inside the international terminal, different groups of protesters blocked the security gates at the a gates and the g gates at the international terminal. the protesters were chanting things like stop the siege on gaza. shut it down for palestine. free gaza . there was

>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >> it has taken more than a year. now finally the city of oakland has named its new police chief. floyd mitchell, who most recently served as chief in texas. >> most importantly he can deliver results and that is what i am looking for in a proven leader. >> the city has been without a leader at the department since this. >> i've lost confidence in chief armstrong. >> since then it has gotten heated, prompting community leaders to call for action and leadership as crime and public safety become more of a concern. >> public safety has to be number one priority in the city of oakland to keep it from becoming a ghost town. >>> hi there, thanks so much for joining us this afternoon. i am elizabeth leadership for o after a year without a permanent chief. we just heard from mayor sheng thao about why she thinks floyd mitchell is the best person for the job. we will also talk live with longtime oakland city councilmember noel gallo about the major change for the city. before that we want to get to the latest rain and a chance

. >>> thanks so much for joining us this afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook. let's check in on today's news headlines with anne makovec. hey, anne. >> reporter: thanks, liz. a prison with a documented history of sexual assault at the highest levels. we don't know if this is connected, but a source inside the prison told the apv warden, an associate warden, and the captain were all taken away today. more than a dozen fbi agents searched the facility seizing computers and documents. the fbi will only conduct a court authorized law enforcement activity. previously though eight employees including a former warden and chaplain was charged with sexually abusing inmates. >>> also in the east bay, jewish students held a demonstration at uc berkeley. this march is in response to an on campus event held by jewish students last month. protesters broke down and shattered the glass door to the venue. they are fighting for their right to freedom of speech, and they are also calling on the university to protect them. we reached out to uc berkeley who sent us a statement a fe

>>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> it has become a troubling trend in the city of oakland, businesses forced to close due to crime. >> no jobs, no money, no nothing. you take all the vitality away, what happens? everything leaves. >> today, we ask, how can oakland's leadership turn things around? >> i know that there is still a feeling of it is not safe in that area. there is still so much work to be done but we know that our back on board. we will speak life with longtime oakland faith leader bishop bob jackson about what he is seeing now and what he thinks needs to change. first, let's get caught up on today's news headlines. >>> we now know a lafayette man was the person killed in a wrong way crash on interstate 580 in oakland earlier this week. police say 57-year-old lee david weiner was the driver hit and killed when the suspect from a smash and grab at an el cerrito tobacco store led police on a freeway chase. the two suspects and another driver had major injuries. >>> the justice department is suing apple. the landmark antitrust lancet accuses the company of

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> today at 3:00, demonstrators on the move right now in san francisco. we are following this protest and the heavy police response. >>> water shooting into the air. now, a muddy mess in backyards. when neighbors are just moments before. >>> a color change is raising concerns. what is in the water at lake merritt? >>> sunny skies for now. when the bay area could see that rain return. >>> thank you for joining us on friday. it was quite the scene and now quite the mess near stern grove and pine lake park in san francisco. this was a view from our chopper late this morning of a water main break. you can see water shooting up into the air near a lot of homes. take a listen. unbelievable. our jose martinez joins us live now with what we are seeing from the ground level. josÉ? >> reporter: liz, a community in shock here in parkside in san francisco. take a look at where i am right now. this area has been closed since this morning when firefighters and utility crews responded to a water main break. it all happened around 9:30 this morning

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. we have seen a number of high-profile incidents over the last few years. state lawmakers are discussing a package of bills, aimed at stopping organized retail theft. the measures include increased penalties and a requirement for online retailers to have records to prove their goods are legal. john ramos spoke to authorities about a recent bust in the east bay that shows just how sophisticated some of these operations have gotten. >> reporter: police tracked down the stolen merchandise inside a home in oakland. they're not revealing the location of the home, but alameda police chief says the stolen merchandise was arranged as if it was on display for shoppers. >> much of the loss item still had their tags on it. they were on hangers. the operation, when i say it was similar to any other retail store, there were specific locations at this resident where certain items were being stored. >> reporter: aside from $10,000 in cash and several vehicles, officers recovered eight truckloads of stolen merchandise. much of it clothing. police caught wind of the operati

they expect to release the next elizabeth cook preliminary votes tomorrow afternoon. so a hotly contested race to represent silicon valley in congress is still too close to call. anne makovec here on district 16 race to fill anna eshoo's seat. we're still looking at the numbers coming in? >> yes, we are and hot off the prez as we just got new minutes in the next past few minutes or so. it changes some of the percentages. so for these candidates, it is all still up in the air with a lot of people waiting for all these votes to be counted because it's razor thin. and so here are the latest numbers right now. this is sam liccardo leading, which we knew that already. joe simitian, 17.7%. and evan low has 15.6%. so just some very minor changes in the percentages there. the top two candidates, of course, are going to head to the november runoff. liccardo's spot in the race is all, but confirmed. he was already celebrating last night. it was an early front runner, raking in nearly double the cash as his competitors in the first month and a half of that campaign. >> i'm prett

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> the intense snowstorm in the sierra keeps building in strength. we are tracking the dangerous blizzard conditions on this first alert weather day. star trek the cameras were rolling but the crooks did not care. the damage left behind after several oakland businesses were ransacked. >>> with not enough affordable housing, we will dig deeper into a ballot measure aimed at building thousands of units and why some say this is not the answer. >>> thank you for joining us. it has become a life-threatening situation in the sierra and the worst is yet to come. we could see up to 5 inches of snow per hour at the peak of this blizzard with winds well above 100 miles per hour. let's get over to chief meteorologist paul heggen. >> we have already recorded 145 miles per hour wind gusts at the peak of the winds last night. i had a camera full screen here and the caltrans camera decided to minimize itself. this is the view of donner summit. this is a little bit of traffic trying to sneak through. we are seeing the snow become more intense. you can s

thanks so much for joining us today, i'm elizabeth cook. this afternoon we are tapping into a phone conversation. the move by some providers to discontinue their landline services altogether. we'll hear from bay area residents who say they will be disconnected in case of an emergency. we are also going to be joined by bay area county supervisor, who is pushing to keep the landlines. we'll ask at&t who is behind the potential change. first though we'll get you caught up on today's headlines with anne makovec. anne? >> reporter: an arrest has been made in the tragic bus-car crash that killed a family. a suspect has been identified as 78-year-old mary fong lau, booked under charges of vehicular manslaughter. police say she was driving eastbound on lower street and crashed into a bus stop near lenox on saturday. a friend of the victim's family tells us they were waiting to go to the zoo at the time. a man and a toddler were pronounced dead at the scene. a woman died a day later. an infant is still in the hospital today with life threatening inj

. >>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >>> it is the biggest day of primary season. millions of voters casting their ballots here in california and a dozen other states on this super tuesday. we are following the big money measures and biggest races. thank you for joining us this afternoon. there is a lot at stake at the polls today and we have just five more hours to get ballots in. a political expert joins me in just a few minutes to break it all down, what the big races mean for you. >>> first, let's get to anne makovec with news headlines. >> we are beginning with breaking news. 50 minutes go, police in oakland announced the arrest of the killing of a corner store worker earlier this year. it happened in february -- in january, rather. family friends say the brother owns the store and he had worked there for years. the family friend says he came from yemen. he and his wife and his four children live near the store. police just announced the arrest of a juvenile in connection with that. structure police in fremont investigating a shooting near a walmart today. our

good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. a crucial status hearing was held as peterson and his new defense team try to overturn his conviction. lazy laci peterson's body was found in the san francisco bay four months later. two years later scott peterson was convicted of murder. he was originally sentenced to die, but in 2020 that sentence was overturned, and peterson was ordered to serve life in prison without parole. the l.a. innocence project took up the case back in january. and max darrow was in the courtroom today and has all the latest developments. >> reporter: convicted murderer scott peterson was back in a san mateo county courtroom today nearly 20 years after he was sentenced to death. today's legal proceedings kicked off what will be a lengthy process as peterson and a new defense team tries to prove he is innocent. >> do we have your consent to proceed via zoom this evening? >> absolutely. >> reporter: scott peterson appearing before a judge via video conference on tuesday from the state prison as he seeks to fi

thanks so much for joining us, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. julie watts explains cbs is not just suing to get the video, but preventing them from writing law. >> reporter: we have been working with law enforcement to avoid this lawsuit. but one local agency is simply refusing to release its full video, which the public has a right to see. if we don't push back, their interpretation of the law could have a ripple effect across the state. >> and it is the binoculars. >> these days, 7-year-old sawyer is always on the lookout. >> i keep thinking about that guy. >> he has good reason. >> it was really scary. >> reporter: his mom decided to take the kids to this popular park last april during spring break. >> there were kids all over. kids at camp and kids without parents. >> little did they know a highway patrol special task force had already made what turned out to be a fatal decision to serve a planned high-risk search warrant to an armed felon at a public park without clearing the park or notifying local police. >> i just really don't understand

. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. >>> look at the scene from our chopper. you see the water just shooting high into the air. it took quite some time to get that water finally turned off. here's some perspective from the ground. you can hear just the sound and the power of all that water. >> this all happened today in the 1700 block of wawona street. our jose martinez is live with the incredible images and concerns moving forward. hey, jose. >> reporter: not only that, but it's been an intense day for everybody here in parkside in san francisco. look where i am now. this area has been closed since this morning when those firefighters and utility crews responded to a water main break. it's not the usual view andrew trinh is used to seeing every morning outside his house, a gusher of water shooting at least 60 feet into the sky. >> initially i walk out to my side yard and i heard a crack and then a boom, loud noise. i think it was between 9:35 to 9:40, my estimate. >> reporter: when you heard the crack and you heard the -- >> and i saw the water started shooti

i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ryan yamamoto. >>> in the last several hours those protesters announced they reached an agreement that will allow them to avoid jail time. our wilson walker was in court today and joins us with the details. >> reporter: well, the case of the bay bridge 78 is effectively resolved for now pending some further developments. we'll get to those in a minute. this came out in the last couple hours. we just heard from the district attorney's office in the last 20 minutes. i'll give you their take in a moment, but first, yeah, for the protesters, they are calling this a full victory. the bay bridge 78 walked out of the courtroom to the cheering crowd that had packed the hallway to support them, the outcome in the words of one organizer, a complete vindication and victory. >> essentially the judge dismissed our case as of may 15th with a diversion offer of five hours community service and a little under 4,500 in restitution. i think that the d.a.'s retaliatory charges were an attempt to put a chill on globalization. >> reporter: as for some kind of precedent, we ha

i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. >>> car thieves figured out a way to start camaros using key cloning devices. now some cities in california are seeing an uptick in thefts. as max darrow reports, police are warning people who own camaros to take extra steps to protect their cars. >> reporter: san francisco pd and los angeles pd both report an uptick in camaro thefts. a consumer watchdog says individuals should take extra steps to protect themselves and that action is needed higher up to make sure consumers are better protected. chevy camaros high on car thieves' radars right now in northern and southern california. here's a look at sfpd's numbers, 21 camaro thefts reported in 2022, 46 in 2023, and through the first 2 1/2 months this year 15 camaro thefts. in los angeles the problem is even more prevalent. around this time last year lapd reported seven camaros stolen. this year 90 so far. lapd sergeant arnold castellanos tells our team police often find many of these stolen camaros at illegal street takeovers or the thieves try and resell the camaros. >> quite often find them w

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> take a look at this video showing the exact moment that tire came loose, not something you ever want to see and luckily nobody was underneath that tire when it came down, but it did do some major damage. look at these photos of the car crushed under that tire. our wilson walker is live at sfo not far from where that wheel came down. wilson, what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah, liz, good evening. the wheel came down just behind me here. first point of impact was in the employee parking lot. the folks who work at sfo and then it kind of ricocheted on from there. i'm standing on what is essentially the extension point of runway 28r where the plane was leaving. it goes right over these parking lots. for the cars that were there or the drivers who own them, what an incredible stroke of bad luck or in one driver's case good luck. have a listen. >> you say the wheel fell off from where? >> reporter: off a plane that lands here. >> what the [ bleep ]. excuse me. i mean i was so lucky because just two cars away. i'm almost the one. >> reporter: that is william, a very

. >> i'm elizabeth cook. we will be here with you breaking down the big races and up to the minute results. polls are still open until 8:00 tonight. >> here is a live look inside san francisco city hall where volunteers have a long night ahead. that is where we find our jose martinez. >> reporter: it's been an active day hoar at city hall, where voters have been showing up to cast their ballots, hoping the selection could actually bring some positive news to the cities that battled against homelessness and drug addiction. he has been a voter in san francisco since 1968, when they moved from new york city. >> i'm ready to vote. i did it over the weekend. and i figured i would bring it in. >> reporter: just like many others, she got to city hall ready to cast her vote with some concerns in key issues in mind like homelessness and a drug epidemic. >> i'm a little nervous and i guess frustrated the way things are going in general. just seems like it's kind of hopeless on one side, and on the other side, if we don

. >> when you think of college basketball, you think obviously of elizabeth cook. >> absolutely. she can go to the right. she can go to her left. >> you said at the beginning some people take a lot of preparation. some people take a little. i take zero preparation. >> okay. >> uconn i know will do really, really great. >> big dog. >> arizona showing a lot of promise, plus i have some family members that went to school there. >> so the cats beat the dog. >> the cats beat the dog. i got arizona going -- and i know that's a bit of a wildcard and not a popular choice. >> juliette was part of the mix, too. now liz is like larry bird when he showed up for the three-point contest during all-star weekend, kind of looked and sized up everybody and said which one of you are coming in second? >> that's what i'm saying, man, what i'm saying. i got some strategy. >> i felt like coach was judging me, but he was. >> no. i think we were all in awe of you. >> he was poking holes in my stuff. >> you went at it with such conviction to that we were all you know what? ryan knows what he's doing. >> n

. ♪ bmo ♪ >>> paul, i can confirm that during the commercial break elizabeth cook was in the back hot getting ready to join the crowds -- >> i didn't know where you were going with that, was a bit concerned for a minute. >> -- and rip it up in the sierra. >> heard it's ripping, paul. i got to get a taste of that fresh powder. >> shred away. >> calling, man. >> making pizza. >> she can do blue squares now. >> no clue. >>> let's look at today as it was fantastic across the bay area today, that and it's friday. we've had blue skies overhead and temperatures did respond, up to 70 degrees in san jose, most of the bay area in the mid- to upper 60s. along the coast close to average for early march, upper 50s for half moon bay, but heading into the weekend it's a weekend in 2024 and the rules are it has to rain. there's a chance of light rain showers saturday morning. that will be followed up by a different system that's a bit stronger. somebody's microphone is still open, just a heads up about that while i'm talking here. every once in a while live tv can catch you. a better rain chance is i

i'm elizabeth cook. >>> the heavy snow really started to pick up in the last few hours and it's not going anywhere for quite some time. here's a look at conditions along i-80 and highway 50 and it's only going to get worse as the hours go by. here's a look at what can happen. this big rig crashed on i-80 east of the donner lake interchange today. thankfully, no one was hurt. caltrans is telling drivers to avoid travel to the sierra altogether, you can. >>> it's whiteout conditions at sierra at tahoe. the resort will be closed tomorrow with up to five feet of snow expected there over the next 36 hours. reporter ashley sharp is at kirkwood mountain resort, which is also feeling the effects. >> reporter: kirkwood resort just south of highway 50 expected to get the brunt of this storm, possibly up to 12 feet of snow overnight and tomorrow night. not much activity here at the resort today. everybody is off the slopes hunkering down inside as they had to close down starting at 2:00 p.m. we're starting to see that wind pick up and more snow fall this afternoon. early afternoon chain controls slo

elizabeth cook, cbs news, san jose, california. >>> and that's the "overnight news" for this thursdayom the nation's capital, i'm olivia gazis. >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. jury deliberations have begun in the trial of james crumbley, the father of michigan high school shooter ethan crumbley. he and his wife jennifer crumbley were both charged with involuntary manslaughter. she was found guilty last month. >>> officials say 16 people were injured during an explosion at an fbi training facility in california yesterday. it happened during a joint training exercise between the orange county sheriff's office and s.w.a.t. teams. >>> and the concord taking a slower trip through new york city. the supersonic jet was returned to the intrepid museum on a barge yesterday following a restoration project in brooklyn. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. ♪ >>> tonight, is time up for y tiktok? >> beijing, china should not have control over americans that tiktok gives them. >> the ultimatum for the popular app used by 170 million amer

i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ryan yamamoto. >>> despite the treacherous conditions, not everyone is heeding warnings to stay off the roads. we'll have much more on that in a moment. >>> but first let's head to first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen tracking some nasty weather moving into the bay area. we can hear it hitting the roof of our studio, paul. >> yes. heavy downpours, a lightning strike over the bay bridge in the last 15 minutes or so. the statewide impact has been directed at the sierra. this is the live view from the central sierra snow lab's cameras looking every direction and seeing the snow piling up. they continue to be under a blizzard warning through 10:00 a.m. sunday. the most intense snowfall is going to happen this evening, overnight into the first half the saturday. wind gusts over 100 miles an hour, the strongest gusts recorded so far in the sierra, one of the peaks above palisades tahoe, 167 miles an hour. that is unbelievable. we are under a wind advisory through 10:00 a.m. saturday. we've had numerous gusts in the 30 to 40-mile-an-hour range and even 40 to 50-

have help for an animal species threatened by climate change in this morning's project earth, elizabeth cook to arctic foxes in the help coming in. >> reporter: the arctic fox, their playful nature and distinctive look them one of the most captivating creatures in the wild. but, they are in trouble, experts say they need to hunt rodents to survive long winters and climate changes making their prey rare and harder to find. >> if we get warmer and more unstable climate where you get snow melt and icing on the ground, that is going to affect how well the rodents can survive. >> reporter: thousands of miles away in the bay area, stanford professor of biology, elizabeth hadley cautions the arctic fox is not the only species under threat. >> absolutely not, they are not the only species threatened by climate change and human activities. >> reporter: the loss of biodiversity in a human dominated world, she explains how human activity and climate change are challenging the survival of many species around the world. >> extinction happens in a heartbeat and evolution takes a very long time. so, it is

have help for an animal species threatened by climate change in this morning's project earth, elizabeth cook explains the threat to arctic foxes and the help coming in. >> reporter: the arctic fox, their playful nature and distinctive look them one of the most captivating creatures in the wild. but, they are in trouble, experts say they need to hunt rodents to survive long winters and climate changes making their prey rare and harder to find. >> if we get warmer and more unstable climate where you get snow melt and icing on the ground, that is going to affect how well the rodents can survive. >> reporter: thousands of miles away in the bay area, stanford professor of biology, elizabeth hadley cautions the arctic fox is not the only species under threat. >> absolutely not, they are not the only species threatened by climate change and human activities. >> reporter: the loss of biodiversity in a human dominated world, she explains how human activity and climate change are challenging the survival of many species around the world. >> extinction happens in a heartbeat and evolution takes a very

arctic fox in norway a scientist has a freeway to protect them in the tonight's project earth elizabeth cookx, their playful nature and look make them one of the most captivating create nurse the wild but they're in trouble. experts say they need to hunt rodents to survive long winters and climate change is making their prey harder to find. >> if we get warmer more unstable climate with snow melt and icing on the ground that is going to feng how well the rodents can survive. >> in the bay area stanford buy on the professor hadley caution's the arctic fox is not the only one under threat. >> it's not the only species threatened by climate change. >> hadley says the loss of biodiverse any a human dominated world explains how human activity and climate change are challenging the survival of many species around the world. >> extinction happens in a heartbeat. evolution takes a very long time. so it's easier to kill something than it is to allow it to persist. so, biodiversity is threat end in many ways by humanity and the arctic fox is exemplified by that. >> back in the arctic norwegian scienti

elizabeth cook spoke to someone who tragically knows what can happen when the right resources are notvailable . >> reporter: she gets off work as a medical assistant at the same time every day. just as one job and the next one begins. her life is full. >> full is an understatement. i don't know how i can complete everything in one day. >> reporter: she also finds time to check in with the people who matter the most. >> it is really important for me to make sure my kids know i am there for them. i actually play role box with them every night. and it has become a habit and this way for us to connect. it is when all the secrets come out. >> reporter: she is see what could happen when the connection is lost. she is one of five kids, growing up she watched her youngest brother struggle , from what she believes was undiagnosed mental illness. >> and never got the help he needed and part of that was because there were no resources. the resources were punitive and it never really helped him. >> reporter: he was addicted to drugs and would often disappear. winding up either in jail or on the s

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elizabeth cook explains the threat to the arctic fox and the help coming in this morning's "project earthreporter: the arctic fox. their playful nature and distinctive look make them one of the most captivating creatures in the wild. but arctic foxes are in trouble. experts say they need to hunt rodents to survive long winters. and climate change is making their prey rare and harder to find. >> if we get warmer, warmer and more unstable climate, where you get snow melt and you get icing, on the ground, that's going to affect how well the rodents can survive. >> reporter: thousands of miles away in the bay area, stanford professor of biology elizabeth hadley, she cautions the arctic fox is not the only species under threat. >> absolutely not. the -- arctic fox is not the only species threatened by climate change and human activities. >> reporter: hadley study loss of biodiversity in a human dominated world and she explains how human activity and climate change are challenging the survival of many species around the world. >> extinction happens in a heartbeat. and evolution takes a very lon

elizabeth cook explains the threat to the arctic fox and the help coming in this morning's "project earthreporter: the arctic fox. their playful nature and distinctive look make them one of the most captivating creatures in the wild. but arctic foxes are in trouble. experts say they need to hunt rodents to survive long winters. and climate change is making their prey rare and harder to find. >> if we get warmer, warmer and more unstable climate, where you get snow melt and you get icing on the ground, that's going to affect how well the rodents can survive. >> reporter: thousands of miles away in the bay area, stanford professor of biology elizabeth hadly. she cautions the arctic fox is not the only species under threat. >> absolutely not. the -- arctic fox is not the only species threatened by climate change and human activities. >> reporter: hadly studies the loss of biodiversity in a human dominated world. she explains how human activity and climate change are challenging the survival of many species around the world. >> extinction happens in a heartbeat. and evolution takes a very lon

elizabeth. rashan borzh, how do you like borzh in nepal, another kiev cutlet without stroganoff, well. learn how to cookhere in nepal, let’s go and eat, is partly thanks to your grandfather, who paved the way for tourism in nepal. and by the way, how did you decide to become a restaurateur? the answer is quite simple, i love food. who doesn't love it? we pour mustard oil into it, or vegetable oil, but the aroma of the dish will be different: we add spices, fenugreek, onis, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon, and finally hot pepper. this combination of spices is called gorum masala, and people here really like to add it to almost all dishes, we wait about two minutes for the spices to give off all their add the aromas to the oil and add the onion. after a couple more minutes, garlic and fry for 7-8 minutes, what's next for us, what's next? we lay out the meat, well, then we use spices, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, pepper, now we need to take these beautiful tomatoes , cut them, and then add the tomatoes to the meat, green onions go there too. after 3-4 minutes, pour in water, cover with a lid,

elizabeth: you know what else is happening. the associated press you know nonpartisan ap, it is accusing california of cooking the books on californiarough last cement. -- september, it was just 50 thousand, and three quarters of state's jobs created in last year through february. was state government sh jobs, something like 61 thousand jobs out of 82 thousand -- that was state government jobs. that is what they are doing in california, happening in dc as well, federal government jobs. >> yep, once a communist always a communist, lie to people, cook the books, look like your form of government is working when it is a clear disaster and you are last place in a beautiful state, live the state of california, i feel bad for people in california under this regime, but, he is going to put this type of government over success of the people. he doesn't want to admit there are disasters with crime, property, illegal ill break, he i'm break and does not' to admit people are leaving the state, they are losing more citizens than are coming in they are going to great states like texas and florida, to free states. where you can actually succeed i